The Cincinnati Streetcar project was recommended to receive two State of Ohio grants in the total amount of $36.8 million to build the line from the riverfront to the University of Cincinnati and to plan the build-out of the system throughout Uptown.

These two grants will create new jobs and economic development in the City of Cincinnati. The first phase of the Streetcar will create 1,800 new construction jobs and 9,000 permanent jobs—growing our city’s tax base and increasing the resources available for all 52 neighborhoods.

These are draft recommendations that still must be finalized by the TRAC board following the Public Comment period. Please show your support for the Cincinnati Streetcar by writing to the Transportation Review Advisory Council before February 11.

Please be sure to mention the two streetcar allocations included in the draft-list:

6 thoughts on “Please Write ODOT to Show Your Support for the Streetcar”

Coast has a call to action on their website with a prewritten form letter.

I responded to it but modified the text as follows:

Mr. Kagel,
I respectfully ask that you approve all current and future funding of the Cincinnati Streetcar project, TRAC APPs 2010D08-01, 2010D08-02, 2011D08-10 and 2011D08-39.
Cincinnati needs to become a forward moving city and deserves a chance to be a world class city.
Go Cincinnati!

I feel bad now using city twice in a sentence, but I think my point was made.
Go Streetcar!

Where can more information be found on the project job creation figures? How was the 9K arrived at? Also, is there a projected fare structure yet? Metro operates at a loss, will this be true w the streetcar? How will the operating loss be subsidized?

The devil is always in the details, and nuts and bolts facts might help public perception of the project.